3960 karen desserts Recipes

chef karen harper , pastry chef for the black rabbit restaurant at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale, oregon, courtesy of chef harper and mozzarella fresca. the cheesecake must be made a day in advance. (i first saw this recipe in a newspaper, but it s readily found throughout the internet.), all refrigerated ingredients should be at room temperature ., mascarpone (you can, substitute cream cheese ), sugar, grand marnier, eggs, kosher salt, in grand marnier, must be done in advance; cover and refrigerate., preheat the oven to 300of., beat the mascarpone/cream cheese until creamy. gradually beat in the sugar , salt and grand marnier., at a time add the eggs , scraping the sides of the bowl often., scrape batter into the crust and smooth the top. bake on a cookie sheet until the center barely jiggles when the pan is tapped, 45 to 55 minutes. let cool in the pan on a rack for 2 hours., unmold, cover and refrigerate overnight., chocolate graham cracker crust, chocolate graham crackers, melted unsalted butter, springform pan, preheat oven to 375of., in a food processor , blend graham crackers and butter until completely incorporated., mash the crumb mixture evenly into bottom of a 10 springform pan. bake 10 minutes ; cool completely., chocolate ganache, chopped semisweet chocolate (use top quality chocolate), heavy cream, grand marnier, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., bring cream just to the boil. remove from heat and stir in chocolate till incorporated., using a whisk , very gently stir in grand marnier. let ganache cool till is thick enough to spread. if ganache becomes too thick, warm it in a water bath or double boiler., candied orange slices, unpeeled oranges, sliced from top to bottom in 1/4 thick slices, sugar, water, be done in advance, covered and refrigerated ., boil orange slices in water for 10 minutes, gently stirring occasionally., stir in sugar and cook for another five minutes. remove orange slices with tongs to a baking sheet and allow them to cool completely. reserve the orange simple syrup for other culinary uses, mousse, do not do this step till ready to build the dessert., mascarpone, zest from 1 orange, heavy cream , whipped stiff, sugar, unflavored gelatin, cold water

dessert, flour , sifted, granulated sugar, salt, lard or shortening, egg, separated, egg whites, milk as needed, cornflakes, crushed, apples, peeled and sliced, granulated sugar, cinnamon, glaze, sugar, lemon juice

strawberry, hulled, washed , thoroughly dried, then sliced, curd cottage cheese, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert (unprepared, use powder only ), cool whip, thawed, chopped pecans

crushed pineapple, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert, cool whip, cottage cheese

crushed pretzels (8 oz), reduced fat margarine, melted, sugar, divided, low-fat cream cheese, sugar substitute , equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar, frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed, unsweetened crushed canned pineapple, sugar-free strawberry gelatin, frozen sliced sweetened strawberries, thawed

butter, sugar, cinnamon, flour tortillas, cream cheese, softened, cool whip (or other prepared dessert topping), sugar, lime , zest of, fresh fruit

white cake mix, diced rhubarb, sugar, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert

crushed butter flavored crackers, margarine, melted, light vanilla ice cream, softened, cold milk, instant coconut cream pudding mix, carton frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed, flaked coconut, toasted

cake mix (you choose your favorite flavor), milk, instant pudding mix (your favorite flavor ), cream cheese, fruit filling (your favorite ), cool whip

dessert crepes (recipe separate posting), orange marmalade, chopped almonds, brown sugar, sour cream, grated orange rind

crushed pretzels, butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted, sugar, cream cheese, softened, sugar, cool whip, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert or 2 (3 oz) boxes raspberry jell-o gelatin, boiling water, frozen strawberries or 2 (10 oz) packages raspberries, thawed

lightly rolled pretzels, melted margarine or 3/4 cup butter, sugar, cream cheese, sugar, cool whip, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert, boiling water, frozen strawberries (thawed )

butter, melted, sugar, ground nutmeg, crushed graham crackers, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, carton dessert topping (cool whip), instant pistachio pudding mix, milk